Belém, Brazil from 10-18 November The Laudato Si’ Movement is journeying from the Raising Hope Conference to COP30 in Belém, Brazil — walking a path of faith, justice, and renewed commitment to our common home. As the world gathers in … Read More
A Call to Protect Our Ocean In September, parishioners at St. Joseph’s Dinnington gathered for a screening of Ocean, the latest documentary by Sir David Attenborough. In what he calls his greatest message yet, Attenborough reminds us that we do … Read More
In September 2022 a group of St. Vincent’s parishioners came together to consider how we might use Cafod’s Live Simply Award to help us live our faith as a parish community. We would need to form a plan based on … Read More
‘People seek God outside and above creation, in abstraction and purity and complexity. But the creation story of Genesis, the Incarnation in Luke and Matthew, and the Cross in all the Gospels tells us that the reverse is true……. God is … Read More
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On 1 September, we embarked on another Season of Creation, concluding 4 October, on the Feast of St Francis, Patron of Ecology and a much loved Saint in the Church. The Season of Creation is a … Read More
Two information links: Decarbonisation of Church Buildings The first relates to practical guidance on the decarbonisation of church buildings. Many of the laity will be interested in seeing that such guidance exists, published by the Diocese of Salford, working with … Read More
General Election There is an abundance of election information emitted by mainstream and digital media, much of it unhelpful for clarifying one’s decision regarding voting. With regard to care for creation, here are three themes to consider:Let’s ignore the whole thing … Read More
A new document on disarmament and the ethical use of weapons has been released by the International Affairs department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Called to be Peacemakers is a document that presents a Catholic approach to … Read More
This year Laudato Si Week takes place between Pentecost Sunday, 19 May, until Sunday 26 May. In 2015 Pope Francis addressed his letter Laudato Si to every person on the planet, asking us to work together to create a better world for future generations and imploring … Read More
On Easter Sunday Pope Francis urged us to marvel at the immovable stone rolled away from Jesus’ empty tomb, revealing a new path – ‘the path of life in the midst of death, the path of peace in the midst of … Read More
